Please join us on Wednesday, April 3 at 6:00 pm in welcoming Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven for the Big Read finale! This event will be held at the NJCU School of Business at Harborside 2 (200 Hudson Street). After the month-long series of Station Eleven-themed events, this discussion with the author will be an […]
Are you a part of the Arts Community? Join New Jersey City University in partnership with Jersey City Art & Culture, Jersey City Arts Council and Rising Tide Capital for a series of four, full-day educational business workshops starting February 8, 2019! Our third workshop will discuss finding your unique voice, techniques for creating compelling social media content, tips and tricks around video […]
Are you a part of the Arts Community? Join New Jersey City University in partnership with Jersey City Art & Culture, Jersey City Arts Council and Rising Tide Capital for a series of four, full-day educational business workshops starting February 8, 2019! Friday, May 17 at 9:30a – 2:30p: Preparedness and Catastrophe Planning Please visit the Facebook event page or click here for more information on […]
Teen Photography Camp @ HCCC Dates: July 15th - July 18th Times: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Hudson County Community College is now offering a 1 week photography camp for teens. Exploring Digital Photo: This is a course for anyone with or without experience interested in improving their skills in digital photography using any digital […]
Jersey City Small Business Services and the NJ Economic Development Authority is excited to present Funding Resources for Small Businesses. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, or to register for this event, please click here.
North District Dear Summer Back To School Block Party! This event is free and open to the public. Location: 282 Central Avenue, Jersey City
Only fair in Jersey City where you can get information about & speak to the representatives of major Schools, Day Cares & Activity Centers in & around Jersey City & Hoboken Private Schools, Daycares, Activity Centers, Charter Schools & Public Schools will be participating in the #JCEducationFair on Saturday, September 28th from 10am to 2pm at Hamilton Park. While parents will be speaking […]
Biggest Indoor Diwali Festival of Jersey City with Spelling contest for kids grades 1-5 , Ethnic Fashion Walk for Parent-kid combo and the Grand Ramlila. This event is open to the public but requires advanced registration. To RSVP, please click here or visit www.nrityalinafoundation.org.
In celebration of the centennial anniversary of the Women's Right to Vote, the City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council and the Office of Cultural Affairs are pleased to invite you to a poetry slam. Hosted by Jersey City's Poet Laureate, Rashad Wright, featuring the evening's performer, Aaya Perez […]
The Jersey City Arts Council presents the 2nd Annual Jersey City Arts Awards! 12 Awards will recognize artists, organizations, and leaders in our community who have demonstrated excellence and positive impact in the arts, including Public Art, Performing Arts, Arts Education, and more. Live music by the Brian Beninghove Trio, plus pop-up performances and live […]
Beginning Again is an Non-For-Profit organization that focuses on transformation of life during and after incarceration. Various presenters who was once prodigal sons, will share their stories of separation, hardship and the joys of reuniting with family and community. In addition, those who assist returning citizens will explain how you can help them, their families, […]
Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council and the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs invites Grades 3-5 to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Contest on , Wednesday February 19th, from 3:30 - 6:00 PM.
Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council and the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs invites Grades 6-8 to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Contest on Thursday, February 20th, from 3:30 - 6:00 PM.
Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council and the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs invites participating public schools to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Contest Final Competition on Friday, February 21st, from 3:30 – 6:00 PM.
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council, the Office of Cultural Affairs were honored to commemorate The Chadian Independence today Friday, August 11, 2023. The Chadian Community of New Jersey has directly contributed to the diversity and positive growth of Jersey City in various fields, including education, entrepreneurship, government as well as all aspects of life throughout the United States and abroad. Today the City of Jersey City and members of the Chadian community commemorate this day August 11, 2023 by proudly displaying the flags of the United States and the Republic of Chad together, high above City Hall in recognition of the socially adopted culture and ethnic diversity of our community of Jersey City.
The Republic of Chad is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the southwest, Nigeria to the to the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to the west. Chad has a population of 16 million, of which 1.6 million live in the capital and largest city N’Djamena.
Beginning in the 7th millennium BC, human populations moved into the Chadian basin in great numbers. By the end of the 1st millennium AD, a series of states and empires had risen and fallen in Chad’s Sahelian strip, each focused on controlling the trans-Saharan trade routes that passed through the region. France conquered the territory by 1920 and incorporated it as part of French Equatorial Africa. In 1960, Chad obtained independence under the leadership of François Tombalbaye. Resentment towards his policies in the Muslim north culminated in the eruption of a long-lasting civil war in 1965. In 1979 the rebels conquered the capital and put an end to the South’s hegemony. The rebel commanders then fought amongst themselves until Hissène Habré defeated his rivals. The Chadian–Libyan conflict erupted in 1978 by the Libyan invasion which stopped in 1987 with a French military intervention (Operation Épervier). Hissène Habré was overthrown in turn in 1990 by his general Idriss Déby. With French support, a modernization of the Chad National Army was initiated in 1991. From 2003, the Darfur crisis in Sudan spilt over the border and destabilized the nation. While many political parties participated in Chad’s legislature, the National Assembly, power laid firmly in the hands of the Patriotic Salvation Movement during the presidency of Idriss Déby. After President Déby was killed by FACT rebels in April 2021, the Transitional Military Council led by his son Mahamat Déby assumed control of the government and dissolved the Assembly. Chad remains plagued by political violence and recurrent attempted coups d’état.
Today’s flag raising reflects the camaraderie built between the United States and Republic of Chad and our enduring love for freedom, liberty and democracy that today the world is still inspired by.
